Due to the finely milled texture of Caputo “00” Chef’s Flour, these glazed cookie bars have a thick, delicate, and chewy crumb. Hearty oats, wealthy molasses, and caramellike brown sugar ship a heat, comforting taste in each chunk.
Oatmeal Cookie Bars
Makes 16 bars
Bars
- 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (220 grams) firmly packed gentle brown sugar
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (42 grams) unsulphured molasses
- 2 massive eggs (100 grams), room temperature
- 1½ teaspoons (6 grams) vanilla extract
- 2 cups (254 grams) Caputo “00” Chef’s Flour
- 2 cups (160 grams) old style oats
- 1½ teaspoons (4.5 grams) kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 grams) baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon floor cinnamon
Icing
- 1¼ cups (150 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) water
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon (1 gram) vanilla extract
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Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C). Spray a 9-inch sq. baking pan with baking spray with flour. Line pan with parchment paper, letting extra prolong over sides of pan.
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For bars: Within the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and molasses at medium pace till gentle and fluffy, 2 to three minutes, stopping to scrape backside and sides of bowl. Add eggs, separately, beating till mixed after every addition and stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla.
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In a big bowl, whisk collectively flour, oats, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. With mixer on low pace, steadily add flour combination to butter combination, beating till simply mixed. Unfold into ready pan.
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Bake till edges are golden brown and a picket decide inserted in middle comes out clear, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Utilizing extra parchment as handles, take away from pan, and let cool utterly on a wire rack.
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For icing: In a small bowl, whisk collectively confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons (30 grams) water, salt, and vanilla till easy. Pour and unfold on cooled bar. Lower into items. Retailer in an hermetic container for as much as 3 days.
